Welcome to the Indigenous Women's Health Page
The RANZCOG is committed to improving the health of Indigenous
women in Australia and New Zealand and to provide support and improve
awareness for Fellows / Trainees who are current service providers
to Indigenous communities.
Maori Women's Health Advisory Group
The RANZCOG Maori Women's Health Advisory Group aims to provide
feedback to the College and offer ideas on how RANZCOG can address
these issues.
Report From Maori Women's Health Advisory Group
The Advisory Group's November 2007 report identifies key issues.
These are unchanged and include:
- access to health care
- service delivery - (feel less listened to; more unanswered questions,
less satisifaction
- low socio-economic status
- worst health status of all ethnic groups in NZ
- low life expectancy
- few Maori health care providers
Further Information on:
Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Women's Health
Australian Indigenous Doctors Association (AIDA)
Australian
Institute of Health and Welfare – Report “ The Health
and Welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Peoples 2005”
Department
of Human Services / Centerlink / Indigenous Australians
Department of Health and Ageing – Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Health
Department of Health and Ageing
Women's
Business Manual
The 4 th Edition is now available through Nganampa Health Council (scroll down to Women's Business Manual and click on the order form).
Indigenous
Portal
Provides access to resources, contacts, information, and government
programs and services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
peoples.
Australian
Government Information Relating to Indigenous Women
Contains articles and initiatives on a broad range of topics such
as empowering women; law, justice and equality; families and relationships;
health and wellbeing; violence and abuse, education and training,
etc.
Maori Women's Health
Maori Health
- Maori health topics. Introduces the Maori Health Directorate and
providers of health and disability services to Maori.
Ministry of Women’s
Affairs - A New Zealand Government site
Ministry of Health
New Zealnd
Contact
If you have suggestions on areas of Indigenous women’s health
that you would like considered, or would like to provide support
in some way, please contact:
Nola Jackson
Women’s Health Co-ordinator
Acknowledgement of artwork
‘Spirit of the Wandjina'
© Mowanjum Wandjina Artists
http://www.mowanjumart.com
© RANZCOG
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